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and<00:10:02.320><c> she</c><00:10:02.460><c> sat</c><00:10:02.700><c> thinking</c><00:10:03.039><c> on</c><00:10:03.220><c> these</c><00:10:03.480><c> things</c><00:10:03.899><c> for</c><00:10:04.240><c> a</c><00:10:04.340><c> good</c><00:10:04.519><c> while.</c>

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Hannah,<00:10:10.480><c> Hannah,</c><00:10:10.820><c> we're</c><00:10:10.980><c> here.</c>

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Elkhana's<00:10:12.340><c> voice</c><00:10:12.559><c> pulled</c><00:10:12.879><c> her</c><00:10:13.100><c> out</c><00:10:13.320><c> from</c><00:10:13.500><c> her</c><00:10:13.740><c> thoughts,</c>

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and<00:10:14.500><c> she</c><00:10:14.659><c> looked</c><00:10:14.860><c> into</c><00:10:15.100><c> his</c><00:10:15.360><c> smiling</c><00:10:15.600><c> eyes</c><00:10:15.879><c> as</c><00:10:16.000><c> he</c><00:10:16.200><c> helped</c><00:10:16.320><c> her</c><00:10:16.519><c> down.</c>

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They<00:10:17.340><c> were</c><00:10:17.440><c> at</c><00:10:17.659><c> Shiloh,</c><00:10:17.980><c> and</c><00:10:18.019><c> it</c><00:10:18.139><c> was</c><00:10:18.279><c> busy</c><00:10:18.559><c> for</c><00:10:18.860><c> Passover,</c>

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and<00:10:19.379><c> the</c><00:10:19.539><c> whole</c><00:10:19.740><c> place</c><00:10:20.139><c> bustled</c><00:10:20.539><c> with</c><00:10:20.759><c> people</c><00:10:21.019><c> and</c><00:10:21.279><c> animals.</c>

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They<00:10:22.399><c> were</c><00:10:22.639><c> close</c><00:10:22.919><c> to</c><00:10:23.059><c> the</c><00:10:23.220><c> house</c><00:10:23.379><c> of</c><00:10:23.500><c> the</c><00:10:23.659><c> Lord.</c>

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Elkhana<00:10:24.659><c> was</c><00:10:24.860><c> well</c><00:10:25.059><c> respected</c><00:10:25.500><c> in</c><00:10:25.759><c> Shiloh,</c>

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and<00:10:26.159><c> they</c><00:10:26.360><c> set</c><00:10:26.419><c> up</c><00:10:26.559><c> a</c><00:10:26.759><c> camp</c><00:10:27.000><c> not</c><00:10:27.399><c> too</c><00:10:27.720><c> far</c><00:10:27.899><c> from</c><00:10:28.059><c> the</c><00:10:28.220><c> house.</c>

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A<00:10:29.399><c> young</c><00:10:29.639><c> lady</c><00:10:30.200><c> helped</c><00:10:30.559><c> them</c><00:10:30.740><c> with</c><00:10:30.860><c> their</c><00:10:31.080><c> things.</c>

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She<00:10:32.480><c> knelt</c><00:10:32.720><c> to</c><00:10:32.919><c> the</c><00:10:33.019><c> level</c><00:10:33.179><c> of</c><00:10:33.379><c> one</c><00:10:33.659><c> of</c><00:10:33.740><c> Panina's</c><00:10:34.320><c> younger</c><00:10:34.779><c> sons,</c>

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who<00:10:35.379><c> Sharley</c><00:10:35.639><c> hid</c><00:10:35.759><c> behind</c><00:10:36.039><c> his</c><00:10:36.220><c> mother.</c>

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Panina<00:10:37.820><c> looked</c><00:10:38.019><c> over</c><00:10:38.259><c> to</c><00:10:38.440><c> Hannah,</c><00:10:39.259><c> who,</c>

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with<00:10:40.500><c> insincerely</c><00:10:40.899><c> sad</c><00:10:41.080><c> eyes</c><00:10:41.360><c> and</c><00:10:41.539><c> a</c><00:10:41.659><c> turned</c><00:10:41.860><c> down</c><00:10:42.039><c> smile.</c>

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the<00:10:45.940><c> young</c><00:10:46.159><c> girl</c><00:10:46.279><c> approached,</c><00:10:46.860><c> here,</c><00:10:47.220><c> let</c><00:10:47.320><c> me</c><00:10:47.399><c> help</c><00:10:47.580><c> you</c><00:10:47.759><c> with</c><00:10:47.879><c> those.</c>

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Hannah<00:10:49.019><c> turned</c><00:10:49.220><c> to</c><00:10:49.379><c> find</c><00:10:49.500><c> the</c><00:10:49.639><c> young</c><00:10:49.820><c> girl</c><00:10:49.960><c> gathering</c><00:10:50.299><c> up</c><00:10:50.500><c> her</c><00:10:50.700><c> things.</c>

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Oh,<00:10:51.580><c> thank</c><00:10:51.779><c> you,</c><00:10:52.360><c> Hannah</c><00:10:52.539><c> said,</c>

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feeling<00:10:53.639><c> the</c><00:10:53.860><c> girl's</c><00:10:54.220><c> genuine</c><00:10:54.360><c> desire</c><00:10:54.639><c> to</c><00:10:54.759><c> help</c><00:10:54.919><c> her.</c>

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and<00:10:58.500><c> noticed</c><00:10:58.659><c> she</c><00:10:58.799><c> was</c><00:10:59.039><c> walking</c><00:10:59.279><c> alone,</c>

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as<00:10:59.980><c> opposite</c><00:11:00.299><c> to</c><00:11:00.480><c> the</c><00:11:00.600><c> other</c><00:11:00.740><c> women</c><00:11:00.960><c> walking</c><00:11:01.299><c> with</c><00:11:01.480><c> their</c><00:11:01.659><c> children.</c>

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Where<00:11:03.340><c> are</c><00:11:03.500><c> your</c><00:11:03.659><c> children?</c>

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She<00:11:04.539><c> asked.</c>

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I<00:11:06.120><c> have</c><00:11:06.360><c> no</c><00:11:06.559><c> children,</c><00:11:07.440><c> she</c><00:11:07.600><c> replied,</c>

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afraid<00:11:08.299><c> to</c><00:11:08.419><c> look</c><00:11:08.559><c> at</c><00:11:08.679><c> the</c><00:11:08.779><c> girl's</c><00:11:09.080><c> face,</c>

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as<00:11:09.899><c> this</c><00:11:10.899><c> response</c><00:11:11.379><c> often</c><00:11:11.820><c> provoked</c><00:11:12.259><c> looks</c><00:11:12.559><c> of</c><00:11:12.840><c> condemnation.</c>

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But<00:11:14.080><c> instead,</c><00:11:14.840><c> she</c><00:11:15.039><c> felt</c><00:11:15.200><c> a</c><00:11:15.419><c> hand</c><00:11:15.620><c> touch</c><00:11:15.860><c> her</c><00:11:16.139><c> arm</c>

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and<00:11:17.220><c> looked</c><00:11:17.419><c> up</c><00:11:17.639><c> to</c><00:11:17.740><c> see</c><00:11:17.919><c> the</c><00:11:18.059><c> girl's</c><00:11:18.360><c> eyes,</c>

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looking<00:11:18.840><c> at</c><00:11:18.980><c> her</c><00:11:19.120><c> earnestly.</c>

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I<00:11:20.779><c> have</c><00:11:20.940><c> no</c><00:11:21.100><c> children</c><00:11:21.360><c> either.</c>

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I<00:11:23.220><c> was</c><00:11:23.399><c> dedicated</c><00:11:23.840><c> to</c><00:11:24.059><c> the</c><00:11:24.279><c> service</c><00:11:24.519><c> of</c><00:11:24.659><c> the</c><00:11:24.779><c> Lord</c>

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when<00:11:25.139><c> I</c><00:11:25.259><c> was</c><00:11:25.399><c> younger.</c>

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I've<00:11:26.039><c> never</c><00:11:26.220><c> even</c><00:11:26.460><c> known</c><00:11:26.620><c> a</c><00:11:26.759><c> man.</c>

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Hannah<00:11:29.019><c> didn't</c><00:11:29.179><c> know</c><00:11:29.320><c> what</c><00:11:29.480><c> to</c><00:11:29.659><c> say.</c>

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For<00:11:31.259><c> so</c><00:11:31.519><c> long,</c><00:11:31.720><c> she</c><00:11:31.799><c> had</c><00:11:31.940><c> thought</c><00:11:32.019><c> herself</c><00:11:32.279><c> cursed</c>

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and<00:11:32.899><c> punished</c><00:11:33.220><c> by</c><00:11:33.440><c> God</c>

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because<00:11:33.919><c> other</c><00:11:34.179><c> people</c><00:11:34.440><c> had</c><00:11:34.740><c> scorned</c><00:11:34.980><c> her</c><00:11:35.399><c> for</c><00:11:35.580><c> her</c><00:11:35.820><c> barrenness.</c>

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But<00:11:37.580><c> here</c><00:11:37.759><c> was</c><00:11:37.919><c> a</c><00:11:38.039><c> girl,</c><00:11:39.039><c> childless</c><00:11:39.360><c> like</c><00:11:39.620><c> her,</c>

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and<00:11:40.379><c> yet</c><00:11:40.559><c> working</c><00:11:40.960><c> in</c><00:11:41.139><c> the</c><00:11:41.320><c> service</c><00:11:41.559><c> of</c><00:11:41.700><c> the</c><00:11:41.779><c> Lord</c><00:11:41.960><c> here</c><00:11:42.139><c> in</c><00:11:42.360><c> Shiloh.</c>

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Well,<00:11:44.679><c> how</c><00:11:45.120><c> did</c><00:11:45.240><c> you</c><00:11:45.399><c> become</c><00:11:45.679><c> dedicated</c><00:11:46.120><c> to</c><00:11:46.340><c> work</c><00:11:46.559><c> here?</c>

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Hannah<00:11:47.360><c> asked.</c>

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And<00:11:48.220><c> without</c><00:11:48.360><c> the</c><00:11:48.519><c> two</c><00:11:48.679><c> women</c><00:11:48.919><c> walked</c><00:11:49.259><c> and</c><00:11:49.539><c> talked</c>

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to<00:11:49.919><c> where</c><00:11:50.039><c> they</c><00:11:50.159><c> were</c><00:11:50.340><c> staying.</c>

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So<00:11:52.899><c> consider</c><00:11:53.220><c> what</c><00:11:53.360><c> we</c><00:11:53.539><c> can</c><00:11:53.659><c> do</c>

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in<00:11:54.299><c> reaching</c><00:11:54.659><c> out</c><00:11:54.960><c> to</c><00:11:55.220><c> others</c><00:11:55.399><c> with</c><00:11:55.620><c> our</c><00:11:55.820><c> words.</c>

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It's<00:11:56.639><c> not</c><00:11:56.860><c> enough</c><00:11:57.139><c> to</c><00:11:57.440><c> just</c><00:11:57.639><c> merely</c><00:11:57.860><c> hold</c><00:11:58.200><c> our</c><00:11:58.460><c> tongue,</c>

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to<00:11:59.659><c> not</c><00:11:59.919><c> speak</c><00:12:00.240><c> evil.</c>

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We're<00:12:01.559><c> actually</c><00:12:01.980><c> exhorted</c><00:12:02.480><c> to</c><00:12:02.840><c> speak.</c>

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Go<00:12:04.659><c> back</c><00:12:04.860><c> to</c><00:12:05.039><c> Proverbs</c><00:12:05.259><c> 15</c><00:12:05.679><c> if</c><00:12:05.860><c> you've</c><00:12:06.080><c> still</c><00:12:06.240><c> got</c><00:12:06.440><c> that</c><00:12:06.679><c> there.</c>

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I<00:12:07.820><c> mean,</c><00:12:08.080><c> all</c><00:12:08.340><c> through</c><00:12:08.740><c> Proverbs</c><00:12:09.059><c> 15,</c>

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we<00:12:09.600><c> see</c><00:12:09.840><c> this</c><00:12:10.120><c> encouragement.</c>

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Verse<00:12:17.080><c> 13</c><00:12:17.399><c> says,</c>

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Righteous<00:12:18.000><c> lips</c><00:12:18.240><c> are</c><00:12:18.379><c> the</c><00:12:18.559><c> delight</c><00:12:18.779><c> of</c><00:12:18.919><c> a</c><00:12:19.100><c> king,</c>

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and<00:12:19.600><c> he</c><00:12:19.740><c> loves</c><00:12:19.980><c> him</c><00:12:20.220><c> who</c><00:12:20.440><c> speaks</c><00:12:20.740><c> what</c><00:12:20.899><c> is</c><00:12:21.159><c> right.</c>

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Verse<00:12:25.640><c> 23,</c>

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and<00:12:28.159><c> has</c><00:12:28.379><c> persuasiveness</c><00:12:29.740><c> to</c><00:12:29.919><c> his</c><00:12:30.059><c> lips.</c>

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24,<00:12:31.220><c> Gracious</c><00:12:31.460><c> words</c><00:12:31.659><c> are</c><00:12:31.840><c> like</c><00:12:31.960><c> a</c><00:12:32.159><c> honeycomb.</c>

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It's<00:12:33.340><c> a</c><00:12:33.559><c> beautiful</c><00:12:33.580><c> image.</c>

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Gracious<00:12:34.399><c> words</c><00:12:34.600><c> are</c><00:12:34.799><c> like</c><00:12:34.860><c> a</c><00:12:35.039><c> honeycomb,</c>

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sweetness<00:12:36.399><c> to</c><00:12:36.659><c> the</c><00:12:36.860><c> soul</c><00:12:37.100><c> and</c><00:12:37.360><c> health</c><00:12:37.740><c> to</c><00:12:38.200><c> the</c><00:12:38.340><c> body.</c>

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And<00:12:41.720><c> a</c><00:12:41.799><c> few</c><00:12:41.919><c> pages</c><00:12:42.200><c> over,</c><00:12:42.679><c> Proverbs</c><00:12:42.860><c> 18,</c><00:12:43.559><c> 21</c><00:12:44.080><c> says,</c>

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Death<00:12:44.620><c> and</c><00:12:44.779><c> life</c><00:12:45.000><c> are</c><00:12:45.139><c> in</c><00:12:45.220><c> the</c><00:12:45.419><c> power</c><00:12:45.639><c> of</c><00:12:45.840><c> the</c><00:12:46.019><c> tongue,</c>

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I<00:13:14.779><c> love</c><00:13:14.919><c> that</c><00:13:15.179><c> quote.</c>

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who<00:13:30.539><c> can</c><00:13:30.980><c> truly</c><00:13:31.320><c> understand.</c>

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to<00:13:33.980><c> know</c><00:13:34.139><c> what</c><00:13:34.360><c> to</c><00:13:34.600><c> say.</c>

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We<00:13:37.700><c> all</c><00:13:37.860><c> know</c><00:13:38.000><c> that</c><00:13:38.220><c> feeling</c><00:13:38.480><c> of</c><00:13:38.700><c> speaking</c><00:13:38.960><c> to</c><00:13:39.240><c> someone</c>

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oh,<00:13:41.879><c> you've</c><00:13:42.139><c> been</c><00:13:42.299><c> here</c><00:13:42.539><c> before.</c>

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who<00:13:52.080><c> we've</c><00:13:52.320><c> come</c><00:13:52.500><c> to</c><00:13:52.879><c> remember</c><00:13:53.379><c> this</c><00:13:53.659><c> morning.</c>

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he<00:14:01.139><c> himself</c><00:14:01.600><c> likewise</c><00:14:02.220><c> partook</c><00:14:02.600><c> of</c><00:14:02.759><c> the</c><00:14:02.899><c> same</c><00:14:03.179><c> things</c>

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who<00:14:06.080><c> has</c><00:14:06.220><c> the</c><00:14:06.419><c> power</c><00:14:06.620><c> of</c><00:14:06.860><c> death,</c><00:14:07.019><c> that</c><00:14:07.200><c> is</c><00:14:07.360><c> the</c><00:14:07.519><c> devil,</c>

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and<00:14:08.279><c> deliver</c><00:14:08.559><c> all</c><00:14:08.940><c> those</c><00:14:09.220><c> who</c><00:14:09.399><c> through</c><00:14:09.600><c> fear</c><00:14:09.860><c> of</c><00:14:10.100><c> death</c>

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but<00:14:14.720><c> he</c><00:14:14.879><c> helps</c><00:14:15.000><c> the</c><00:14:15.200><c> offspring</c><00:14:15.500><c> of</c><00:14:15.740><c> Abraham.</c>

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Therefore<00:14:16.919><c> he</c><00:14:17.200><c> had</c><00:14:17.460><c> to</c><00:14:17.639><c> be</c><00:14:17.820><c> made</c><00:14:18.080><c> like</c><00:14:18.419><c> his</c><00:14:18.600><c> brother.</c>

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Act<00:15:12.320><c> Two,</c><00:15:12.700><c> scene</c><00:15:12.860><c> two.</c>

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Oh,<00:15:38.080><c> he's</c><00:15:38.320><c> hardly</c><00:15:38.480><c> a</c><00:15:38.740><c> priest.</c>

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Him<00:15:40.879><c> and</c><00:15:41.000><c> his</c><00:15:41.139><c> brother,</c><00:15:41.399><c> it's</c><00:15:41.600><c> horrible.</c>

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What<00:15:43.679><c> do</c><00:15:43.899><c> you</c><00:15:43.940><c> mean?</c>

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Ask<00:15:44.539><c> Hannah.</c>

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I<00:15:48.059><c> break</c><00:15:48.259><c> that</c><00:15:48.539><c> vow</c><00:15:48.740><c> I'm</c><00:15:48.980><c> bound</c><00:15:49.159><c> to.</c>

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I<00:15:49.460><c> try</c><00:15:49.679><c> to</c><00:15:49.820><c> steer</c><00:15:49.980><c> clear</c><00:15:50.200><c> of</c><00:15:50.259><c> them.</c>

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Really?

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Why<00:15:53.000><c> doesn't</c><00:15:53.259><c> Eli</c><00:15:53.500><c> do</c><00:15:53.700><c> anything?</c>

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Eli's<00:15:56.080><c> as</c><00:15:56.320><c> scared</c><00:15:56.480><c> of</c><00:15:56.639><c> them</c><00:15:56.799><c> as</c><00:15:57.019><c> anyone</c><00:15:57.220><c> else</c><00:15:57.480><c> is.</c>

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He<00:15:57.700><c> has</c><00:15:57.879><c> no</c><00:15:58.080><c> control</c><00:15:58.379><c> over</c><00:15:58.580><c> them.</c>

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Inside<00:16:00.980><c> the</c><00:16:01.200><c> altar,</c>

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Elkanah<00:16:02.980><c> stood</c><00:16:03.200><c> with</c><00:16:03.399><c> his</c><00:16:03.639><c> hand</c><00:16:03.879><c> on</c><00:16:04.039><c> the</c><00:16:04.220><c> calf's</c><00:16:04.620><c> head</c>

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while<00:16:05.299><c> Phineas</c><00:16:05.620><c> cut</c><00:16:05.799><c> the</c><00:16:05.980><c> animal's</c><00:16:06.399><c> throat</c>

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and<00:16:06.740><c> it</c><00:16:06.940><c> sunk</c><00:16:07.080><c> to</c><00:16:07.240><c> its</c><00:16:07.440><c> knees</c>

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and<00:16:07.840><c> the</c><00:16:07.980><c> dust</c><00:16:08.440><c> and</c><00:16:09.100><c> blood</c><00:16:09.379><c> pulled</c><00:16:09.700><c> around</c><00:16:10.019><c> the</c><00:16:10.240><c> floor</c>

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at<00:16:11.159><c> Elkanah's</c><00:16:11.639><c> feet.</c>

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Act<00:16:14.600><c> two,</c><00:16:15.080><c> scene</c><00:16:15.259><c> three.</c>

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The<00:16:17.139><c> smell</c><00:16:17.460><c> of</c><00:16:17.679><c> cooked</c><00:16:17.899><c> meat</c><00:16:18.259><c> permeated</c><00:16:18.820><c> the</c><00:16:19.059><c> tent</c>

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as<00:16:19.500><c> Elkanah</c><00:16:19.960><c> divided</c><00:16:20.320><c> up</c><00:16:20.539><c> the</c><00:16:20.700><c> portions</c>

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to<00:16:21.200><c> each</c><00:16:21.440><c> of</c><00:16:21.539><c> his</c><00:16:21.679><c> sons</c><00:16:21.840><c> and</c><00:16:22.080><c> daughters.</c>

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When<00:16:23.080><c> he</c><00:16:23.240><c> came</c><00:16:23.399><c> to</c><00:16:23.620><c> Hannah,</c>

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he<00:16:24.200><c> looked</c><00:16:24.419><c> lovingly</c><00:16:24.940><c> at</c><00:16:25.039><c> her</c><00:16:25.200><c> and</c><00:16:25.320><c> knelt</c><00:16:25.460><c> down.</c>

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Hannah,<00:16:26.600><c> take</c><00:16:26.820><c> this,</c><00:16:27.100><c> it's</c><00:16:27.299><c> a</c><00:16:27.440><c> double</c><00:16:27.639><c> portion.</c>

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May<00:16:28.320><c> God</c><00:16:28.500><c> bless</c><00:16:28.820><c> you.</c>

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Warmed<00:16:30.779><c> by</c><00:16:31.019><c> his</c><00:16:31.240><c> sentiment</c><00:16:31.480><c> and</c><00:16:31.740><c> touched</c><00:16:31.940><c> by</c><00:16:32.240><c> his</c><00:16:32.360><c> soft</c><00:16:32.559><c> words,</c>

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Hannah<00:16:34.360><c> took</c><00:16:34.580><c> the</c><00:16:34.779><c> meat</c><00:16:34.960><c> and</c><00:16:35.220><c> smiled</c>

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as<00:16:35.759><c> Elkanah</c><00:16:36.200><c> passed</c><00:16:36.580><c> along</c><00:16:36.860><c> to</c><00:16:37.019><c> the</c><00:16:37.139><c> others.</c>

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Penina,<00:16:38.460><c> however,</c><00:16:38.840><c> was</c><00:16:39.039><c> quickly</c><00:16:39.320><c> by</c><00:16:39.600><c> her</c><00:16:39.779><c> side.</c>

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The<00:16:40.200><c> tongue</c><00:16:40.320><c> in</c><00:16:40.500><c> her</c><00:16:40.539><c> mouth</c><00:16:40.799><c> was</c><00:16:41.019><c> ready</c><00:16:41.279><c> to</c><00:16:41.539><c> light</c><00:16:41.740><c> up</c>

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all<00:16:42.120><c> the</c><00:16:42.299><c> pain</c><00:16:42.519><c> that</c><00:16:42.740><c> had</c><00:16:42.840><c> seemed</c><00:16:43.039><c> to</c><00:16:43.299><c> momentarily</c><00:16:43.840><c> ease.</c>

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Are<00:16:45.159><c> you</c><00:16:45.360><c> sure</c><00:16:45.460><c> you</c><00:16:45.500><c> can</c><00:16:45.659><c> manage</c><00:16:45.940><c> all</c><00:16:46.080><c> that</c><00:16:46.179><c> by</c><00:16:46.379><c> yourself,</c><00:16:47.080><c> Hannah?</c>

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She<00:16:47.460><c> jibed.</c>

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You<00:16:48.240><c> don't</c><00:16:48.399><c> want</c><00:16:48.559><c> it</c><00:16:49.700><c> going</c><00:16:49.860><c> off.</c>

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I'm<00:16:50.440><c> sure</c><00:16:50.620><c> the</c><00:16:50.820><c> boys</c><00:16:50.960><c> could</c><00:16:51.120><c> help</c><00:16:51.259><c> you</c><00:16:51.460><c> finish</c><00:16:51.620><c> it</c><00:16:51.779><c> off</c>

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if<00:16:52.059><c> you</c><00:16:52.159><c> needed</c><00:16:52.320><c> them</c><00:16:52.559><c> to.</c>

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Looking<00:16:54.279><c> at</c><00:16:54.460><c> her</c><00:16:54.600><c> smug</c><00:16:54.840><c> face,</c>

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Hannah's<00:16:56.100><c> stomach</c><00:16:56.340><c> turned</c><00:16:56.779><c> and</c><00:16:56.919><c> the</c><00:16:57.100><c> food</c><00:16:57.220><c> in</c><00:16:57.340><c> front</c><00:16:57.500><c> of</c><00:16:57.580><c> her</c>

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suddenly<00:16:57.940><c> lost</c><00:16:58.220><c> all</c><00:16:58.440><c> of</c><00:16:58.519><c> its</c><00:16:58.720><c> appeal.</c>

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Finding<00:17:00.960><c> herself</c><00:17:01.259><c> all</c><00:17:01.559><c> too</c><00:17:01.740><c> vulnerable,</c>

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she<00:17:02.340><c> jumped</c><00:17:02.580><c> to</c><00:17:02.759><c> her</c><00:17:02.919><c> feet</c><00:17:03.039><c> with</c><00:17:03.200><c> tears</c><00:17:03.419><c> in</c><00:17:03.620><c> her</c><00:17:03.740><c> eyes</c>

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and<00:17:04.019><c> ran</c><00:17:04.180><c> out</c><00:17:04.339><c> the</c><00:17:04.519><c> tent.</c>

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Elkanah<00:17:06.039><c> followed</c><00:17:06.359><c> after</c><00:17:06.740><c> her.</c>

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Hannah,<00:17:07.200><c> why</c><00:17:07.519><c> do</c><00:17:07.720><c> you</c><00:17:07.900><c> weep</c><00:17:08.279><c> and</c><00:17:08.640><c> why</c><00:17:08.799><c> do</c><00:17:08.920><c> you</c><00:17:09.000><c> not</c><00:17:09.160><c> eat</c>

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and<00:17:09.460><c> why</c><00:17:09.640><c> is</c><00:17:09.740><c> your</c><00:17:09.900><c> heart</c><00:17:10.099><c> sad?</c>

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Am<00:17:11.500><c> I</c><00:17:11.819><c> not</c><00:17:12.220><c> more</c><00:17:12.480><c> to</c><00:17:12.619><c> you</c><00:17:12.720><c> than</c><00:17:12.880><c> 10</c><00:17:13.200><c> sons?</c>

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Hannah<00:17:14.920><c> looked</c><00:17:15.119><c> up</c><00:17:15.299><c> to</c><00:17:15.480><c> Elkanah.</c>

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He<00:17:16.400><c> did</c><00:17:16.700><c> mean</c><00:17:16.880><c> so</c><00:17:17.160><c> much</c><00:17:17.319><c> to</c><00:17:17.460><c> her.</c>

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His<00:17:17.859><c> provision</c><00:17:18.220><c> for</c><00:17:18.420><c> her</c><00:17:18.539><c> really</c><00:17:18.880><c> was</c><00:17:19.119><c> like</c><00:17:19.359><c> that</c><00:17:19.460><c> of</c><00:17:19.599><c> 10</c><00:17:19.799><c> sons.</c>

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She<00:17:20.079><c> had</c><00:17:20.259><c> given</c><00:17:20.420><c> up,</c><00:17:21.519><c> he</c><00:17:21.700><c> had</c><00:17:21.880><c> given</c><00:17:22.000><c> up</c><00:17:22.200><c> so</c><00:17:22.460><c> much</c><00:17:22.640><c> to</c><00:17:22.839><c> make</c><00:17:22.920><c> her</c><00:17:23.160><c> happy</c>

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and<00:17:23.559><c> sacrificed</c><00:17:24.119><c> the</c><00:17:24.319><c> best</c><00:17:24.539><c> for</c><00:17:24.700><c> her.</c>

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Yes,<00:17:27.000><c> yes</c><00:17:27.200><c> you</c><00:17:27.400><c> are,</c><00:17:27.819><c> Elkanah,</c><00:17:28.480><c> she</c><00:17:28.759><c> said,</c>

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and<00:17:29.140><c> put</c><00:17:29.559><c> her</c><00:17:29.960><c> hand</c><00:17:30.640><c> and</c><00:17:31.259><c> her</c><00:17:31.440><c> arms</c><00:17:31.619><c> around</c><00:17:31.859><c> his</c><00:17:32.059><c> neck</c>

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and<00:17:32.599><c> he</c><00:17:32.759><c> lifted</c><00:17:32.960><c> her</c><00:17:33.500><c> to</c><00:17:33.720><c> her</c><00:17:33.920><c> feet.</c>

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She<00:17:35.359><c> looked</c><00:17:35.519><c> over</c><00:17:35.759><c> his</c><00:17:36.019><c> shoulder</c><00:17:36.660><c> toward</c><00:17:37.039><c> the</c><00:17:37.240><c> house</c><00:17:37.420><c> of</c><00:17:37.579><c> the</c><00:17:37.700><c> Lord.</c>

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I'm<00:17:39.960><c> gonna</c><00:17:40.099><c> go</c><00:17:40.240><c> to</c><00:17:40.359><c> the</c><00:17:40.519><c> temple,</c><00:17:41.779><c> she</c><00:17:42.059><c> said,</c>

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not<00:17:42.480><c> quite</c><00:17:42.819><c> sure</c><00:17:43.000><c> how</c><00:17:43.200><c> to</c><00:17:43.380><c> explain</c><00:17:43.660><c> why.</c>

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Elkanah<00:17:45.880><c> searched</c><00:17:46.220><c> her</c><00:17:46.420><c> eyes</c><00:17:46.579><c> for</c><00:17:46.759><c> more</c><00:17:46.920><c> of</c><00:17:47.059><c> a</c><00:17:47.200><c> clue,</c>

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but<00:17:47.579><c> admiring</c><00:17:48.019><c> her</c><00:17:48.240><c> for</c><00:17:48.380><c> her</c><00:17:48.619><c> faith,</c>

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he<00:17:49.619><c> trusted</c><00:17:50.079><c> whatever</c><00:17:51.099><c> it</c><00:17:51.579><c> was</c><00:17:51.740><c> she's</c><00:17:52.079><c> ought</c><00:17:52.180><c> to</c><00:17:52.359><c> do.</c>

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It<00:17:53.420><c> was</c><00:17:53.579><c> one</c><00:17:53.839><c> thing</c><00:17:53.980><c> to</c><00:17:54.140><c> let</c><00:17:54.339><c> God</c><00:17:54.759><c> guide</c><00:17:55.339><c> him</c><00:17:55.559><c> through</c><00:17:55.779><c> his</c><00:17:56.079><c> struggles,</c>

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but<00:17:56.700><c> something</c><00:17:57.019><c> else</c><00:17:57.299><c> to</c><00:17:57.460><c> let</c><00:17:57.700><c> go</c>

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and<00:17:58.640><c> let</c><00:17:58.819><c> God</c><00:17:59.099><c> guide</c><00:17:59.359><c> Hannah</c><00:17:59.619><c> through</c><00:17:59.859><c> hers.</c>

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He<00:18:00.599><c> had</c><00:18:00.759><c> to</c><00:18:01.000><c> trust</c><00:18:01.200><c> God</c><00:18:01.400><c> here</c><00:18:01.720><c> too,</c>

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so<00:18:02.640><c> he</c><00:18:02.839><c> smiled</c><00:18:03.220><c> and</c><00:18:03.420><c> nodded,</c><00:18:03.680><c> letting</c><00:18:03.859><c> her</c><00:18:04.119><c> go.</c>

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Hannah<00:18:05.759><c> turned</c><00:18:06.119><c> and</c><00:18:06.299><c> ran</c><00:18:06.519><c> to</c><00:18:06.680><c> the</c><00:18:06.819><c> house</c><00:18:06.980><c> of</c><00:18:07.140><c> the</c><00:18:07.259><c> Lord.</c>

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Through<00:18:08.039><c> the</c><00:18:08.259><c> darkness,</c><00:18:08.720><c> a</c><00:18:08.839><c> light</c><00:18:09.019><c> burned</c><00:18:09.279><c> at</c><00:18:09.480><c> its</c><00:18:09.599><c> entrance</c>

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and<00:18:10.059><c> just</c><00:18:10.279><c> as</c><00:18:10.380><c> she</c><00:18:10.519><c> was</c><00:18:10.740><c> about</c><00:18:10.940><c> to</c><00:18:11.059><c> go</c><00:18:11.200><c> in,</c>

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she<00:18:11.619><c> stopped</c><00:18:11.839><c> short</c><00:18:12.059><c> at</c><00:18:12.200><c> the</c><00:18:12.339><c> door</c>

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as<00:18:12.859><c> she</c><00:18:13.099><c> remembered</c><00:18:13.279><c> what</c><00:18:13.440><c> the</c><00:18:13.599><c> young</c><00:18:13.759><c> temple</c><00:18:14.079><c> girl</c><00:18:14.240><c> said</c>

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about<00:18:15.200><c> Hophna</c><00:18:15.539><c> and</c><00:18:15.680><c> Phineas.</c>

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What<00:18:16.779><c> if</c><00:18:16.900><c> they</c><00:18:17.259><c> saw</c><00:18:17.660><c> her</c><00:18:17.920><c> and</c><00:18:17.980><c> got</c><00:18:18.140><c> the</c><00:18:18.259><c> wrong</c><00:18:18.380><c> idea?</c>

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But<00:18:20.079><c> determined</c><00:18:20.440><c> that</c><00:18:20.579><c> God</c><00:18:20.740><c> was</c><00:18:20.960><c> with</c><00:18:21.099><c> her,</c>

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she<00:18:21.380><c> breathed</c><00:18:21.720><c> in</c><00:18:21.880><c> deeply</c><00:18:22.359><c> and</c><00:18:23.500><c> walked</c><00:18:23.700><c> into</c><00:18:23.920><c> the</c><00:18:24.119><c> temple,</c>

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finding<00:18:25.359><c> an</c><00:18:25.660><c> area</c><00:18:25.859><c> in</c><00:18:26.240><c> the</c><00:18:26.400><c> shadow,</c><00:18:26.660><c> she</c><00:18:26.880><c> knelt</c><00:18:27.039><c> down</c><00:18:27.279><c> to</c><00:18:27.460><c> pray.</c>

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All<00:18:27.839><c> the</c><00:18:28.059><c> thoughts</c><00:18:28.339><c> and</c><00:18:28.599><c> feelings</c><00:18:28.980><c> of</c><00:18:29.119><c> the</c><00:18:29.319><c> past</c><00:18:29.599><c> days,</c>

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weeks<00:18:30.480><c> and</c><00:18:30.660><c> years</c><00:18:31.119><c> flooded</c><00:18:31.500><c> into</c><00:18:31.839><c> her</c><00:18:32.059><c> mind</c>

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as<00:18:32.420><c> she</c><00:18:32.700><c> poured</c><00:18:32.900><c> out</c><00:18:33.160><c> her</c><00:18:33.420><c> soul.</c>

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In<00:18:34.640><c> the</c><00:18:34.759><c> back</c><00:18:34.880><c> of</c><00:18:35.059><c> her</c><00:18:35.240><c> mind,</c><00:18:35.400><c> she</c><00:18:35.579><c> thought,</c>

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could<00:18:35.940><c> I</c><00:18:36.180><c> really</c><00:18:36.480><c> do</c><00:18:36.720><c> this?</c>

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If<00:18:37.240><c> God</c><00:18:37.480><c> granted</c><00:18:38.079><c> what</c><00:18:38.700><c> she</c><00:18:38.859><c> was</c><00:18:39.019><c> about</c><00:18:39.180><c> to</c><00:18:39.480><c> ask,</c>

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she<00:18:40.799><c> searched</c><00:18:41.099><c> her</c><00:18:41.380><c> heart.</c>

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Yes,<00:18:43.240><c> after</c><00:18:43.480><c> all</c><00:18:43.799><c> that</c><00:18:43.920><c> has</c><00:18:44.039><c> been</c><00:18:44.180><c> sacrificed</c><00:18:44.700><c> for</c><00:18:44.920><c> me,</c>

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yes,<00:18:45.859><c> yes,</c><00:18:46.079><c> how</c><00:18:46.299><c> could</c><00:18:46.440><c> I</c><00:18:46.640><c> not?</c>

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And<00:18:47.599><c> she</c><00:18:47.779><c> began</c><00:18:48.079><c> to</c><00:18:48.380><c> pray.</c>

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Oh,<00:18:50.180><c> Lord</c><00:18:50.319><c> of</c><00:18:50.460><c> hosts,</c><00:18:51.299><c> if</c><00:18:51.539><c> you</c><00:18:51.779><c> will</c><00:18:51.940><c> indeed</c><00:18:52.259><c> look</c>

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on<00:18:52.660><c> the</c><00:18:52.900><c> affliction</c><00:18:53.180><c> of</c><00:18:53.380><c> your</c><00:18:53.619><c> servant</c><00:18:53.819><c> and</c><00:18:54.160><c> remember</c><00:18:54.480><c> me</c>

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and<00:18:55.059><c> not</c><00:18:55.359><c> forget</c><00:18:55.640><c> your</c><00:18:55.980><c> servant,</c>

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but<00:18:56.799><c> will</c><00:18:57.019><c> give</c><00:18:57.200><c> to</c><00:18:57.460><c> your</c><00:18:57.700><c> servant</c><00:18:57.940><c> a</c><00:18:58.180><c> son,</c>

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then<00:19:00.000><c> I</c><00:19:00.180><c> will</c><00:19:00.339><c> give</c><00:19:00.519><c> him</c><00:19:00.700><c> to</c><00:19:00.880><c> the</c><00:19:01.039><c> Lord</c><00:19:01.240><c> all</c><00:19:01.599><c> the</c><00:19:01.779><c> days</c><00:19:01.940><c> of</c><00:19:02.099><c> his</c><00:19:02.299><c> life</c>

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and<00:19:03.119><c> no</c><00:19:03.380><c> razor</c><00:19:03.819><c> shall</c><00:19:04.200><c> touch</c><00:19:04.460><c> his</c><00:19:04.779><c> head.</c>

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Deep<00:19:05.579><c> in</c><00:19:05.779><c> prayer,</c><00:19:05.960><c> she</c><00:19:06.119><c> became</c><00:19:06.339><c> oblivious</c><00:19:06.819><c> to</c><00:19:07.019><c> all</c><00:19:07.200><c> else</c><00:19:07.380><c> around</c><00:19:07.660><c> her</c>

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and<00:19:07.859><c> she</c><00:19:08.200><c> startled</c><00:19:08.460><c> to</c><00:19:08.660><c> hear</c><00:19:08.779><c> a</c><00:19:08.940><c> voice.</c>

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How<00:19:10.240><c> long</c><00:19:10.480><c> will</c><00:19:10.599><c> you</c><00:19:10.759><c> go</c><00:19:10.900><c> on</c><00:19:11.079><c> being</c><00:19:11.299><c> drunk?</c>

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Put<00:19:12.079><c> your</c><00:19:12.259><c> wine</c><00:19:12.420><c> away</c><00:19:12.680><c> from</c><00:19:12.880><c> you.</c>

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The<00:19:14.180><c> voice</c><00:19:14.420><c> quietly</c><00:19:14.859><c> growled</c><00:19:15.119><c> from</c><00:19:15.339><c> above</c><00:19:15.599><c> her.</c>

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It<00:19:17.180><c> was</c><00:19:17.299><c> Eli,</c><00:19:17.740><c> the</c><00:19:17.880><c> high</c><00:19:18.099><c> priest,</c>

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stood<00:19:19.119><c> with</c><00:19:19.319><c> a</c><00:19:19.420><c> lamp</c><00:19:19.539><c> in</c><00:19:19.680><c> his</c><00:19:19.880><c> hand</c><00:19:20.000><c> and</c><00:19:20.180><c> a</c><00:19:20.359><c> grave</c><00:19:20.539><c> look</c><00:19:20.700><c> on</c><00:19:20.839><c> his</c><00:19:21.059><c> face.</c>

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Yet<00:19:22.799><c> he</c><00:19:22.960><c> looked</c><00:19:23.079><c> nervously</c><00:19:23.559><c> about</c><00:19:23.920><c> for</c><00:19:24.200><c> signs</c><00:19:24.839><c> of</c><00:19:25.019><c> his</c><00:19:25.240><c> sons,</c>

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he<00:19:26.119><c> presumed</c><00:19:26.460><c> the</c><00:19:26.599><c> woman</c><00:19:26.859><c> was</c><00:19:27.059><c> here</c><00:19:27.220><c> to</c><00:19:27.440><c> see.</c>

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Hannah,<00:19:29.619><c> leaning</c><00:19:29.960><c> back</c><00:19:30.299><c> and</c><00:19:30.400><c> looking</c><00:19:30.619><c> up</c><00:19:30.799><c> through</c><00:19:31.019><c> the</c><00:19:31.160><c> light</c>

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at<00:19:31.619><c> his</c><00:19:31.819><c> shadowed</c><00:19:32.220><c> face,</c>

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suddenly<00:19:32.839><c> thought</c><00:19:33.220><c> of</c><00:19:33.619><c> all</c><00:19:33.880><c> Penina</c><00:19:34.200><c> would</c><00:19:34.420><c> say</c>

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and<00:19:34.680><c> what</c><00:19:34.900><c> Elkhana</c><00:19:35.339><c> would</c><00:19:35.579><c> think</c><00:19:35.859><c> of</c><00:19:36.059><c> her</c>

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if<00:19:36.839><c> they</c><00:19:36.980><c> heard</c><00:19:37.180><c> that</c><00:19:37.460><c> Eli</c><00:19:37.559><c> thought</c><00:19:37.819><c> her</c><00:19:37.980><c> to</c><00:19:38.079><c> be</c><00:19:38.240><c> drunk.</c>

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She<00:19:38.920><c> quickly</c><00:19:39.240><c> replied,</c><00:19:39.640><c> no,</c><00:19:40.259><c> no,</c><00:19:40.480><c> my</c><00:19:40.619><c> Lord,</c>

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I'm<00:19:41.460><c> a</c><00:19:41.599><c> woman</c><00:19:41.779><c> troubled</c><00:19:42.180><c> in</c><00:19:42.500><c> spirit.</c>

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I've<00:19:43.380><c> drunk</c><00:19:43.579><c> neither</c><00:19:43.880><c> wine</c><00:19:44.180><c> nor</c><00:19:44.420><c> strong</c><00:19:44.660><c> drink,</c>

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but<00:19:45.099><c> I've</c><00:19:45.400><c> been</c><00:19:45.599><c> pouring</c><00:19:45.900><c> out</c><00:19:46.140><c> my</c><00:19:46.400><c> soul</c><00:19:46.619><c> before</c><00:19:46.859><c> the</c><00:19:47.079><c> Lord.</c>

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Do<00:19:47.779><c> not</c><00:19:48.059><c> regard</c><00:19:48.700><c> your</c><00:19:49.400><c> servant</c><00:19:49.640><c> as</c><00:19:49.859><c> a</c><00:19:50.000><c> worthless</c><00:19:50.259><c> woman.</c>

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For<00:19:52.019><c> all</c><00:19:52.279><c> along,</c><00:19:52.500><c> I've</c><00:19:52.740><c> been</c><00:19:52.940><c> speaking</c><00:19:53.319><c> out</c><00:19:53.519><c> of</c><00:19:53.619><c> my</c><00:19:53.960><c> great</c><00:19:54.200><c> anxiety</c>

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and<00:19:54.960><c> vexation.</c>

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The<00:19:56.980><c> lamp</c><00:19:57.539><c> Eli</c><00:19:57.980><c> was</c><00:19:58.220><c> holding</c><00:19:58.519><c> over</c><00:19:58.859><c> her</c><00:19:59.000><c> was</c><00:19:59.240><c> slowly</c><00:19:59.500><c> lowered</c>

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and<00:20:00.279><c> placed</c><00:20:00.500><c> by</c><00:20:00.680><c> her</c><00:20:00.960><c> side</c><00:20:01.339><c> as</c><00:20:01.900><c> he</c><00:20:02.119><c> crouched</c><00:20:02.380><c> down</c><00:20:02.640><c> level</c><00:20:03.000><c> with</c><00:20:03.440><c> Hannah.</c>

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Go<00:20:05.839><c> in</c><00:20:06.079><c> peace.</c>

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The<00:20:07.799><c> God</c><00:20:08.500><c> of</c><00:20:08.759><c> Israel,</c><00:20:09.259><c> grant</c><00:20:09.539><c> your</c><00:20:09.759><c> petition</c>

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that<00:20:10.759><c> you</c><00:20:10.920><c> have</c><00:20:11.099><c> made</c><00:20:11.259><c> to</c><00:20:11.400><c> him.</c>

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Hannah<00:20:13.839><c> was</c><00:20:14.079><c> filled</c><00:20:14.400><c> with</c><00:20:14.740><c> awe</c><00:20:15.059><c> and</c><00:20:15.420><c> wonder</c>

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at<00:20:16.319><c> Eli's</c><00:20:16.779><c> understanding</c><00:20:17.200><c> and</c><00:20:17.460><c> compassion.</c>

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For<00:20:19.619><c> a</c><00:20:19.619><c> second,</c><00:20:20.119><c> she</c><00:20:20.299><c> briefly</c><00:20:20.619><c> considered</c>

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how<00:20:21.220><c> his</c><00:20:21.539><c> sons</c><00:20:21.720><c> had</c><00:20:21.980><c> become</c><00:20:22.079><c> the</c><00:20:22.259><c> wicked</c><00:20:22.460><c> man</c><00:20:22.660><c> everyone</c><00:20:22.920><c> feared</c>

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when<00:20:23.720><c> Eli</c><00:20:24.079><c> appeared</c><00:20:24.420><c> so</c><00:20:24.720><c> loving.</c>

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She<00:20:26.140><c> said,</c><00:20:28.279><c> let</c><00:20:28.359><c> your</c><00:20:28.660><c> servant</c><00:20:28.900><c> find</c><00:20:29.140><c> favor</c><00:20:29.440><c> in</c><00:20:29.619><c> your</c><00:20:29.819><c> eyes.</c>

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And<00:20:30.900><c> without</c><00:20:31.059><c> she</c><00:20:31.279><c> left</c><00:20:31.460><c> with</c><00:20:31.660><c> a</c><00:20:31.839><c> heart</c><00:20:32.079><c> filled</c><00:20:32.380><c> with</c><00:20:32.619><c> joy</c>

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and<00:20:33.279><c> humility</c><00:20:33.799><c> and</c><00:20:34.700><c> yet</c><00:20:34.940><c> a</c><00:20:35.240><c> purpose,</c>

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contemplating<00:20:36.859><c> what</c><00:20:37.099><c> challenges</c><00:20:37.539><c> and</c><00:20:37.859><c> callings</c><00:20:38.160><c> her</c><00:20:38.400><c> child</c>

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would<00:20:39.259><c> possibly</c><00:20:39.720><c> meet</c><00:20:40.019><c> in</c><00:20:40.200><c> this</c><00:20:40.460><c> place.</c>

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That<00:20:42.079><c> night,</c><00:20:42.500><c> she</c><00:20:42.599><c> told</c><00:20:42.940><c> Elkhana</c><00:20:43.359><c> everything,</c>

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both<00:20:44.480><c> their</c><00:20:44.700><c> hearts</c><00:20:44.960><c> excited</c><00:20:45.559><c> at</c><00:20:45.839><c> the</c><00:20:46.019><c> prospect</c>

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of<00:20:46.839><c> what</c><00:20:47.039><c> God</c><00:20:47.220><c> would</c><00:20:47.460><c> provide.</c>

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And<00:20:49.099><c> this</c><00:20:49.299><c> moment</c><00:20:49.539><c> had</c><00:20:49.799><c> relieved</c><00:20:50.079><c> them</c>

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of<00:20:50.859><c> all</c><00:20:51.039><c> their</c><00:20:51.240><c> fears</c><00:20:51.640><c> and</c><00:20:51.980><c> anxieties.</c>

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Challenged<00:20:55.619><c> by</c><00:20:56.059><c> the</c><00:20:56.279><c> taunting</c><00:20:56.640><c> calls</c><00:20:57.220><c> of</c><00:20:57.700><c> Panina.</c>

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Built<00:20:59.700><c> up</c><00:21:00.259><c> by</c><00:21:01.200><c> the</c><00:21:01.680><c> empathetic</c><00:21:02.299><c> call</c>

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of<00:21:03.559><c> that</c><00:21:03.819><c> young</c><00:21:04.039><c> girl</c><00:21:04.240><c> at</c><00:21:04.400><c> the</c><00:21:04.559><c> temple.</c>

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You<00:21:05.440><c> may</c><00:21:05.880><c> have</c><00:21:06.079><c> guessed,</c><00:21:06.480><c> it's</c><00:21:06.799><c> a</c><00:21:06.880><c> little</c><00:21:06.980><c> bit</c><00:21:07.200><c> of</c><00:21:08.339><c> supposition,</c>

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of<00:21:08.880><c> course,</c><00:21:09.140><c> but</c><00:21:09.220><c> perhaps</c><00:21:09.539><c> this</c><00:21:09.700><c> was</c><00:21:10.160><c> Jephthah's</c><00:21:10.640><c> daughter.</c>

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The<00:21:11.839><c> timeline</c><00:21:12.160><c> perhaps</c><00:21:12.559><c> could</c><00:21:12.759><c> align.</c>

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Challenge,<00:21:15.559><c> built</c><00:21:15.759><c> up,</c>

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comforted<00:21:17.000><c> by</c><00:21:17.279><c> Eli's</c><00:21:17.720><c> blessing</c><00:21:18.059><c> and</c><00:21:18.220><c> the</c><00:21:18.519><c> support</c><00:21:18.680><c> of</c><00:21:18.819><c> her</c><00:21:18.940><c> husband.</c>

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God<00:21:20.519><c> had</c><00:21:20.779><c> worked</c><00:21:21.059><c> through</c><00:21:21.339><c> this</c><00:21:21.559><c> to</c><00:21:21.799><c> call</c><00:21:21.980><c> Samuel,</c>

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into<00:21:23.079><c> a</c><00:21:23.259><c> very</c><00:21:23.660><c> significant</c><00:21:24.180><c> role.</c>

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Let's<00:21:25.819><c> finish</c><00:21:26.079><c> now</c><00:21:26.319><c> by</c><00:21:26.579><c> reflecting</c><00:21:26.920><c> on</c><00:21:27.220><c> Samuel's</c><00:21:27.660><c> calling.</c>

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We<00:21:28.039><c> see</c><00:21:28.299><c> it</c><00:21:28.539><c> in</c><00:21:28.700><c> chapter</c><00:21:29.019><c> three</c><00:21:30.220><c> of</c><00:21:30.720><c> first</c><00:21:31.000><c> of</c><00:21:31.200><c> Samuel</c>

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that<00:21:31.759><c> our</c><00:21:31.940><c> brother</c><00:21:32.099><c> Steve</c><00:21:32.299><c> read</c><00:21:32.480><c> for</c><00:21:32.700><c> us.</c>

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And<00:21:43.579><c> the</c><00:21:43.680><c> Lord</c><00:21:43.940><c> called</c><00:21:44.200><c> Samuel</c><00:21:44.579><c> again</c><00:21:44.839><c> the</c><00:21:45.019><c> third</c><00:21:45.279><c> time</c>

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and<00:21:45.859><c> he</c><00:21:46.019><c> rose</c><00:21:46.400><c> and</c><00:21:46.619><c> went</c><00:21:46.839><c> to</c><00:21:47.079><c> Eli</c><00:21:47.259><c> and</c><00:21:47.559><c> said,</c>

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here<00:21:48.279><c> I</c><00:21:48.539><c> am</c><00:21:48.980><c> for</c><00:21:49.279><c> you</c><00:21:49.519><c> called</c><00:21:49.660><c> me.</c>

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Then<00:21:50.779><c> Eli</c><00:21:51.019><c> perceived</c><00:21:51.539><c> that</c><00:21:51.720><c> the</c><00:21:51.859><c> Lord</c><00:21:52.000><c> was</c><00:21:52.220><c> calling</c><00:21:52.480><c> the</c><00:21:52.720><c> boy.</c>

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Therefore<00:21:53.779><c> Eli</c><00:21:54.119><c> said</c><00:21:54.400><c> to</c><00:21:54.660><c> Samuel,</c><00:21:55.000><c> go</c><00:21:55.160><c> lie</c><00:21:55.440><c> down.</c>

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And<00:21:55.920><c> if</c><00:21:56.039><c> he</c><00:21:56.220><c> calls</c><00:21:56.480><c> you,</c><00:21:56.880><c> you</c><00:21:57.059><c> shall</c><00:21:57.220><c> say,</c>

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speak<00:21:57.839><c> Lord</c><00:21:58.099><c> for</c><00:21:58.279><c> your</c><00:21:58.519><c> servant</c><00:21:58.720><c> hears.</c>

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So<00:21:59.859><c> Samuel</c><00:22:00.099><c> went</c><00:22:00.519><c> and</c><00:22:01.039><c> lay</c><00:22:01.200><c> down</c><00:22:01.440><c> in</c><00:22:01.599><c> his</c><00:22:01.819><c> place.</c>

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And<00:22:02.920><c> the</c><00:22:03.059><c> Lord</c><00:22:03.240><c> came</c><00:22:03.579><c> and</c><00:22:03.799><c> stood.</c>

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Calling<00:22:06.599><c> as</c><00:22:06.900><c> at</c><00:22:07.059><c> other</c><00:22:07.240><c> times,</c><00:22:07.559><c> Samuel,</c><00:22:07.920><c> Samuel.</c>

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And<00:22:09.299><c> Samuel</c><00:22:09.480><c> said,</c><00:22:09.960><c> speak</c><00:22:10.299><c> for</c><00:22:10.859><c> your</c><00:22:11.079><c> servant</c><00:22:11.279><c> hears.</c>

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Have<00:22:13.700><c> you</c><00:22:13.980><c> felt</c><00:22:14.220><c> called</c><00:22:14.579><c> to</c><00:22:14.819><c> something?</c>

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Do<00:22:16.900><c> you</c><00:22:17.460><c> feel</c><00:22:17.640><c> the</c><00:22:17.839><c> calling</c><00:22:18.299><c> that</c><00:22:18.779><c> God</c><00:22:18.960><c> has</c><00:22:19.279><c> for</c><00:22:19.460><c> you?</c>

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You<00:22:20.960><c> know,</c><00:22:21.059><c> God</c><00:22:21.240><c> speaks</c><00:22:21.559><c> to</c><00:22:21.720><c> us</c><00:22:21.839><c> in</c><00:22:22.019><c> many</c><00:22:22.240><c> different</c><00:22:22.519><c> ways</c>

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throughout<00:22:23.099><c> his</c><00:22:23.359><c> word.</c>

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He<00:22:25.920><c> called</c><00:22:26.480><c> in</c><00:22:26.619><c> the</c><00:22:26.779><c> garden</c><00:22:27.079><c> in</c><00:22:27.440><c> the</c><00:22:27.579><c> call</c><00:22:27.680><c> of</c><00:22:27.779><c> a</c><00:22:27.920><c> day</c>

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through<00:22:28.680><c> three</c><00:22:29.000><c> angels.</c>

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He<00:22:29.960><c> spoke</c><00:22:30.339><c> from</c><00:22:30.740><c> a</c><00:22:30.940><c> burning</c><00:22:31.140><c> bush,</c>

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spoke<00:22:33.059><c> through</c><00:22:33.359><c> 10</c><00:22:33.660><c> commandments</c><00:22:34.059><c> carved</c><00:22:34.339><c> in</c><00:22:34.640><c> stone,</c>

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through<00:22:35.700><c> vivid</c><00:22:36.039><c> visions,</c><00:22:36.960><c> through</c><00:22:37.099><c> Balaam's</c><00:22:37.740><c> ass,</c>

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through<00:22:38.400><c> prophets,</c><00:22:39.180><c> through</c><00:22:39.480><c> writing</c><00:22:39.740><c> on</c><00:22:39.900><c> the</c><00:22:40.079><c> wall,</c>

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through<00:22:41.140><c> a</c><00:22:41.380><c> dove</c><00:22:41.480><c> in</c><00:22:41.619><c> the</c><00:22:41.819><c> sky,</c><00:22:42.140><c> through</c><00:22:42.420><c> speaking</c><00:22:42.720><c> in</c><00:22:42.980><c> tongues,</c>

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through<00:22:44.000><c> parables,</c><00:22:44.799><c> through</c><00:22:44.900><c> prophecy,</c>

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through<00:22:45.500><c> miracles</c><00:22:45.900><c> from</c><00:22:46.119><c> other</c><00:22:46.339><c> believers.</c>

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How<00:22:47.960><c> do</c><00:22:48.079><c> we</c><00:22:48.160><c> know</c><00:22:48.420><c> when</c><00:22:48.559><c> he's</c><00:22:48.759><c> speaking</c><00:22:49.099><c> to</c><00:22:49.319><c> us?</c>

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Now,<00:22:51.559><c> some</c><00:22:51.960><c> might</c><00:22:52.339><c> say,</c><00:22:52.660><c> if</c><00:22:52.680><c> God</c><00:22:52.880><c> is</c><00:22:53.099><c> calling</c><00:22:53.339><c> you,</c>

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then<00:22:54.380><c> of</c><00:22:54.579><c> course</c><00:22:54.859><c> you</c><00:22:55.000><c> will</c><00:22:55.240><c> know.</c>

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But<00:22:57.259><c> here,</c><00:22:57.579><c> Samuel</c><00:22:57.680><c> didn't</c><00:22:57.940><c> know.</c>

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perhaps<00:23:00.960><c> in</c><00:23:01.099><c> a</c><00:23:01.279><c> similar</c><00:23:01.500><c> position</c><00:23:01.940><c> to</c><00:23:02.319><c> our</c><00:23:02.559><c> Lord</c><00:23:02.740><c> who</c><00:23:02.880><c> at</c><00:23:03.039><c> this</c><00:23:03.299><c> age</c>

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said<00:23:03.759><c> he</c><00:23:04.200><c> must</c><00:23:04.480><c> be</c><00:23:04.880><c> about</c><00:23:05.140><c> his</c><00:23:05.400><c> father's</c><00:23:05.839><c> business.</c>

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We're<00:23:07.960><c> reminded</c><00:23:08.460><c> of</c><00:23:09.220><c> Luke</c><00:23:09.519><c> 2</c><00:23:10.059><c>.52.</c>

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And<00:23:10.640><c> Jesus</c><00:23:10.960><c> increased</c><00:23:11.480><c> in</c><00:23:12.079><c> wisdom</c><00:23:12.339><c> and</c><00:23:12.619><c> stature</c>

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and<00:23:13.079><c> in</c><00:23:13.359><c> favor</c><00:23:13.660><c> with</c><00:23:14.240><c> God</c><00:23:14.480><c> and</c><00:23:14.700><c> man.</c>

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The<00:23:16.339><c> patience</c><00:23:16.660><c> he</c><00:23:16.940><c> shows</c><00:23:17.200><c> and</c><00:23:17.359><c> the</c><00:23:17.519><c> love</c><00:23:17.660><c> he</c><00:23:17.859><c> has</c><00:23:18.140><c> for</c><00:23:18.440><c> Eli</c>

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demonstrates<00:23:19.359><c> his</c><00:23:19.859><c> heart</c><00:23:20.240><c> was</c><00:23:20.460><c> ready</c><00:23:20.740><c> to</c><00:23:21.000><c> listen,</c><00:23:21.500><c> this</c><00:23:21.740><c> young</c><00:23:21.980><c> boy.</c>

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Even<00:23:22.779><c> so,</c><00:23:23.099><c> three</c><00:23:23.359><c> times</c><00:23:23.680><c> he</c><00:23:23.799><c> was</c><00:23:24.059><c> called</c>

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and<00:23:24.700><c> three</c><00:23:25.019><c> times</c><00:23:25.299><c> he</c><00:23:25.440><c> doesn't</c><00:23:25.720><c> hear</c><00:23:25.980><c> his</c><00:23:26.279><c> calling</c>

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every<00:23:26.920><c> time</c><00:23:27.480><c> God</c><00:23:27.740><c> calls</c><00:23:28.000><c> again.</c>

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And<00:23:29.319><c> it</c><00:23:29.380><c> was</c><00:23:29.680><c> Eli,</c><00:23:30.940><c> it</c><00:23:31.039><c> was</c><00:23:31.299><c> Eli</c><00:23:31.539><c> that</c><00:23:31.700><c> was</c><00:23:31.859><c> able</c>

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to<00:23:32.319><c> help</c><00:23:32.500><c> him</c><00:23:32.839><c> appreciate</c><00:23:33.579><c> that</c><00:23:34.019><c> it</c><00:23:34.279><c> was</c><00:23:34.519><c> God</c><00:23:35.000><c> calling</c><00:23:35.480><c> him.</c>

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Speak,<00:23:36.819><c> Lord,</c><00:23:37.740><c> your</c><00:23:38.099><c> servant</c><00:23:38.359><c> is</c><00:23:38.579><c> listening.</c>

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To<00:23:40.440><c> listen</c><00:23:40.900><c> and</c><00:23:41.900><c> to</c><00:23:42.039><c> absorb</c><00:23:42.359><c> the</c><00:23:42.640><c> message</c><00:23:43.059><c> and</c><00:23:43.819><c> believe</c><00:23:44.099><c> it.</c>

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So<00:23:46.180><c> strong</c><00:23:46.460><c> was</c><00:23:46.680><c> his</c><00:23:46.980><c> belief</c><00:23:47.440><c> in</c><00:23:47.759><c> that</c><00:23:47.980><c> message</c><00:23:48.279><c> that</c><00:23:48.539><c> Samuel,</c>

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he<00:23:49.200><c> was</c><00:23:49.380><c> afraid</c><00:23:49.660><c> to</c><00:23:49.859><c> even</c><00:23:50.059><c> pass</c><00:23:50.299><c> it</c><00:23:50.480><c> on.</c>

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And<00:23:52.079><c> it</c><00:23:52.160><c> would</c><00:23:52.319><c> be</c><00:23:52.640><c> his</c><00:23:52.920><c> calling</c><00:23:53.200><c> for</c><00:23:53.420><c> the</c><00:23:53.599><c> rest</c><00:23:53.960><c> of</c><00:23:54.200><c> his</c><00:23:54.420><c> days.</c>

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He<00:23:54.720><c> would</c><00:23:54.960><c> delight</c><00:23:55.660><c> in</c><00:23:56.160><c> obeying.</c>

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Does<00:23:57.140><c> the</c><00:23:57.299><c> Lord</c><00:23:57.400><c> delight</c><00:23:57.759><c> in</c><00:23:57.980><c> burnt</c><00:23:58.079><c> offerings</c><00:23:58.440><c> and</c><00:23:58.779><c> sacrifices</c>

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as<00:23:59.619><c> much</c><00:23:59.880><c> as</c><00:24:00.019><c> in</c><00:24:00.180><c> obeying</c><00:24:00.559><c> the</c><00:24:00.759><c> Lord?</c>

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To<00:24:01.579><c> obey</c><00:24:01.920><c> is</c><00:24:02.140><c> better</c><00:24:02.380><c> than</c><00:24:02.660><c> sacrifice.</c>

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To<00:24:03.400><c> heed</c><00:24:03.640><c> is</c><00:24:04.200><c> better</c><00:24:04.579><c> than</c><00:24:04.779><c> the</c><00:24:04.980><c> fat</c><00:24:05.079><c> of</c><00:24:05.319><c> rams.</c>

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In<00:24:06.460><c> a</c><00:24:06.619><c> story</c><00:24:06.779><c> with</c><00:24:07.019><c> so</c><00:24:07.279><c> many</c><00:24:07.539><c> similarities,</c>

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Mary<00:24:08.460><c> had</c><00:24:08.619><c> this</c><00:24:08.900><c> same</c><00:24:09.200><c> spirit</c><00:24:09.519><c> as</c><00:24:09.740><c> the</c><00:24:09.940><c> prophet</c><00:24:10.319><c> Samuel</c>

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when<00:24:11.740><c> she</c><00:24:12.019><c> was</c><00:24:12.279><c> called.</c>

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She<00:24:12.880><c> said,</c><00:24:13.619><c> behold,</c><00:24:14.480><c> I</c><00:24:14.599><c> am</c><00:24:14.759><c> the</c><00:24:15.000><c> servant</c><00:24:15.160><c> of</c><00:24:15.339><c> the</c><00:24:15.500><c> Lord.</c>

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Let<00:24:15.880><c> it</c><00:24:16.079><c> be</c><00:24:16.640><c> to</c><00:24:17.220><c> me</c><00:24:17.680><c> according</c><00:24:18.180><c> to</c><00:24:18.660><c> your</c><00:24:18.900><c> word.</c>

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And<00:24:22.400><c> God's</c><00:24:22.920><c> word</c><00:24:22.920><c> became</c><00:24:23.420><c> flesh.</c>

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Named<00:24:26.940><c> as</c><00:24:27.079><c> the</c><00:24:27.259><c> greatest</c><00:24:27.480><c> of</c><00:24:27.680><c> the</c><00:24:27.859><c> prophets</c><00:24:28.039><c> is</c><00:24:28.299><c> our</c><00:24:28.519><c> Lord</c><00:24:28.819><c> and</c><00:24:29.299><c> savior</c>

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whom<00:24:30.480><c> we</c><00:24:30.640><c> have</c><00:24:30.799><c> come</c><00:24:30.960><c> to</c><00:24:31.160><c> remember</c><00:24:31.380><c> now.</c>

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He<00:24:31.980><c> surely</c><00:24:32.279><c> is</c><00:24:33.000><c> our</c><00:24:33.480><c> great</c><00:24:33.759><c> example.</c>

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Hebrews<00:24:35.619><c> 2,</c><00:24:36.059><c> 12</c><00:24:36.400><c> says,</c>

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Jesus<00:24:38.099><c> for</c><00:24:38.339><c> the</c><00:24:38.559><c> joy</c><00:24:38.819><c> that</c><00:24:38.960><c> was</c><00:24:39.220><c> set</c><00:24:39.359><c> before</c><00:24:39.779><c> him</c>

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endured<00:24:40.619><c> the</c><00:24:40.920><c> cross.</c>

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This<00:24:41.500><c> was</c><00:24:41.720><c> the</c><00:24:42.059><c> final</c><00:24:42.400><c> test</c><00:24:42.839><c> of</c><00:24:43.160><c> obedience</c>

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that<00:24:44.579><c> our</c><00:24:44.799><c> Lord</c><00:24:44.940><c> would</c><00:24:45.220><c> pass.</c>

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Saying,<00:24:47.140><c> not</c><00:24:47.619><c> my</c><00:24:47.980><c> will,</c><00:24:48.279><c> but</c><00:24:48.400><c> thine</c><00:24:48.619><c> be</c><00:24:48.819><c> done.</c>

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He<00:24:50.259><c> knew</c><00:24:50.640><c> it</c><00:24:50.819><c> was</c><00:24:51.019><c> working</c><00:24:51.380><c> God's</c><00:24:51.940><c> glory</c><00:24:52.180><c> in</c><00:24:52.420><c> him.</c>

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And<00:24:53.279><c> somewhere,</c><00:24:54.460><c> even</c><00:24:54.819><c> beyond</c><00:24:55.259><c> the</c><00:24:55.759><c> strong</c><00:24:56.000><c> crying</c><00:24:56.400><c> and</c><00:24:56.700><c> tears,</c>

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there<00:24:57.299><c> was</c><00:24:57.460><c> joy.</c>

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This<00:24:59.859><c> joy</c><00:25:00.460><c> is</c><00:25:00.900><c> a</c><00:25:01.099><c> calling</c><00:25:01.480><c> that</c><00:25:02.140><c> we</c><00:25:02.500><c> share.</c>

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To<00:25:06.079><c> finish,</c><00:25:06.640><c> I'd</c><00:25:06.940><c> like</c><00:25:07.099><c> to</c><00:25:07.319><c> read</c><00:25:07.519><c> from</c><00:25:08.299><c> Corinthians</c><00:25:08.900><c> 6,</c><00:25:09.839><c> verse</c><00:25:10.019><c> 1,</c>

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one<00:25:10.900><c> of</c><00:25:10.980><c> my</c><00:25:11.180><c> favorites.</c>

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We<00:25:12.140><c> then,</c><00:25:12.539><c> as</c><00:25:12.819><c> workers</c><00:25:13.119><c> together</c><00:25:13.500><c> with</c><00:25:13.720><c> him,</c>

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also<00:25:14.440><c> plead</c><00:25:14.740><c> with</c><00:25:14.980><c> you</c><00:25:15.259><c> not</c><00:25:15.680><c> to</c><00:25:15.920><c> receive</c>

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the<00:25:16.380><c> grace</c><00:25:16.599><c> of</c><00:25:16.740><c> God</c><00:25:16.920><c> in</c><00:25:17.200><c> vain.</c>

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For<00:25:17.599><c> he</c><00:25:17.819><c> says,</c><00:25:18.720><c> in</c><00:25:18.859><c> an</c><00:25:19.299><c> acceptable</c><00:25:19.660><c> time,</c><00:25:20.240><c> I</c><00:25:20.420><c> have</c><00:25:20.640><c> heard</c><00:25:20.940><c> you.</c>

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And<00:25:21.839><c> in</c><00:25:21.980><c> the</c><00:25:22.140><c> day</c><00:25:22.279><c> of</c><00:25:22.519><c> salvation,</c><00:25:22.900><c> I</c><00:25:23.099><c> have</c><00:25:23.220><c> helped</c><00:25:23.440><c> you.</c>

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Behold,<00:25:24.460><c> now</c><00:25:24.980><c> is</c><00:25:25.319><c> the</c><00:25:25.579><c> accepted</c><00:25:25.839><c> time.</c>

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Behold,<00:25:26.920><c> now</c><00:25:27.500><c> is</c><00:25:27.920><c> the</c><00:25:28.079><c> day</c><00:25:28.380><c> of</c><00:25:28.660><c> salvation.</c>

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God,<00:25:31.059><c> through</c><00:25:31.240><c> the</c><00:25:31.500><c> words</c><00:25:31.720><c> of</c><00:25:31.980><c> Paul,</c>

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is<00:25:32.460><c> calling</c><00:25:32.740><c> us</c><00:25:33.000><c> to</c><00:25:33.240><c> realize</c><00:25:33.579><c> this</c><00:25:33.940><c> truth.</c>

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It's<00:25:35.299><c> about</c><00:25:35.599><c> realizing</c><00:25:36.220><c> we</c><00:25:36.740><c> have</c><00:25:36.940><c> this</c><00:25:37.180><c> moment.</c>

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Each<00:25:38.660><c> of</c><00:25:38.720><c> us,</c><00:25:38.799><c> we</c><00:25:38.940><c> have</c><00:25:39.059><c> this</c><00:25:39.299><c> moment</c><00:25:39.579><c> right</c><00:25:39.960><c> now.</c>

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And<00:25:42.059><c> as</c><00:25:42.200><c> we</c><00:25:42.380><c> take</c><00:25:42.519><c> these</c><00:25:42.779><c> emblems,</c>

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we<00:25:44.180><c> reflect</c><00:25:44.740><c> on</c><00:25:45.579><c> how</c><00:25:46.079><c> we</c><00:25:46.619><c> respond</c>

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to<00:25:47.220><c> receiving</c><00:25:47.619><c> the</c><00:25:48.200><c> grace</c><00:25:48.700><c> of</c><00:25:49.319><c> our</c><00:25:49.519><c> God.</c>

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Well,<00:25:53.180><c> perhaps</c><00:25:53.180><c> things</c><00:25:54.880><c> will</c><00:25:56.019><c> get</c><00:25:56.299><c> worse.</c>

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Perhaps<00:25:56.740><c> Putin</c><00:25:56.960><c> won't</c><00:25:57.279><c> stop</c><00:25:57.539><c> at</c><00:25:57.740><c> Ukraine.</c>

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Perhaps<00:25:58.579><c> the</c><00:25:59.059><c> birth</c><00:25:59.319><c> pains</c><00:25:59.880><c> will</c><00:26:00.839><c> increase</c><00:26:01.440><c> in</c><00:26:01.660><c> intensity.</c>

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Perhaps<00:26:03.160><c> it</c><00:26:03.500><c> will</c><00:26:03.799><c> result</c><00:26:04.200><c> in</c><00:26:04.420><c> a</c><00:26:04.579><c> war.</c>

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Perhaps<00:26:05.059><c> we</c><00:26:05.299><c> may</c><00:26:05.640><c> be</c><00:26:05.819><c> pulled</c><00:26:06.079><c> into</c><00:26:06.380><c> it</c><00:26:06.559><c> in</c><00:26:06.700><c> some</c><00:26:06.900><c> way.</c>

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Perhaps<00:26:08.079><c> markets</c><00:26:08.480><c> will</c><00:26:08.759><c> crash.</c>

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Perhaps<00:26:09.440><c> inflation</c><00:26:09.900><c> will</c><00:26:10.160><c> rise</c><00:26:10.619><c> even</c><00:26:10.980><c> more.</c>

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But<00:26:12.339><c> regardless</c><00:26:12.900><c> of</c><00:26:13.160><c> what</c><00:26:13.339><c> our</c><00:26:13.559><c> future</c><00:26:13.759><c> holds,</c>

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Paul<00:26:15.980><c> exhorts</c><00:26:16.480><c> us</c><00:26:17.140><c> to</c><00:26:17.460><c> create</c><00:26:17.859><c> a</c><00:26:18.200><c> moment</c><00:26:18.779><c> right</c><00:26:19.319><c> here</c><00:26:19.559><c> and</c><00:26:19.700><c> now,</c>

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and<00:26:21.119><c> receive</c><00:26:21.940><c> this</c><00:26:22.380><c> grace</c><00:26:22.880><c> to</c><00:26:23.980><c> develop</c><00:26:24.440><c> our</c><00:26:24.799><c> characters</c>

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and<00:26:25.960><c> to</c><00:26:26.119><c> do</c><00:26:26.319><c> so</c><00:26:26.880><c> with</c><00:26:27.220><c> joy.</c>

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Thank<00:26:28.500><c> you.</c>